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estanoche · I <3 the LEFT COAST!

How big of a fish can your frogfish eat?
Holy crap!!

Saw this article in advanced aquarist this morning and realized, GAH! I need to get that extra fish outta my tank with my dwarf angler, haha, cuz, he can EAT HIM!! Has anyone had their frogfish eat anything this large? I've heard many stories on "apparent choking", but seeing how a healthy fish can eat just about anything that'll fit in his mouth, I question the idea

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Can you eat something bigger than yourself?
By Shane Graber - Posted Dec 08, 2011 04:00 PM
Watch a video of a frogfish devouring a fish as big if not bigger than itself. My jaw dropped when I saw how big of a fish this predator could fit into its mouth and stomach.

LadyOfIreland · Dr. Zoos

Wow... O_o

billrob71 · Will work for CLAMS

Wow that was crazy and what was even crazier was the last ditched effort of the dumb fish to get away after it was almost completely gone

consumedcorals · Hi I am a Acroholic

I am shocked at the size of that first meal....I give my angler mollies most of the time, or if I get some big chub minnows from the bait shop.
Tonight it has eaten 5 of the 8 mollies i picked up from walmart at 6:00..but never anything that big sheeesh.

spinycheek · Insert Custom Title Here

Wow, I knew they'd try to eat fish larger than themselves, but I didn't know they could succeed! Crazy ass fish.

rgrking · Spawning

That is awesome!!!!

[1 (permalink)] Posted by estanoche 12-09-2011, 12:15 PM	I <3 the LEFT COAST!
How large of a fish can a frogfish eat? How big of a fish can your frogfish eat? Holy crap!! Saw this article in advanced aquarist this morning and realized, GAH! I need to get that extra fish outta my tank with my dwarf angler, haha, cuz, he can EAT HIM!! Has anyone had their frogfish eat anything this large? I've heard many stories on "apparent choking", but seeing how a healthy fish can eat just about anything that'll fit in his mouth, I question the idea Can you eat something bigger than yourself? [video] — Advanced Aquarist \| Aquarist Magazine and Blog Article contents: Can you eat something bigger than yourself? By Shane Graber - Posted Dec 08, 2011 04:00 PM Watch a video of a frogfish devouring a fish as big if not bigger than itself. My jaw dropped when I saw how big of a fish this predator could fit into its mouth and stomach. __________________ SAY NO TO FISH STICKS!! Put screened and vented lids on your tanks! My 80 Gal. Reef Tank Build: So this is where all my money goes My 25 Gal. QT/Angler Cube: A place for my money to QT/grow out Member/VP of Spokane Coeur d Alene Reef Society Friend me up on FB too!	Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,799 Gameroom cash: $1235065 Rep Power: 116
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[2 (permalink)] Posted by LadyOfIreland 12-09-2011, 02:33 PM	Dr. Zoos
Wow... O_o __________________ One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish... Will work for coral "If wishes were fishes, we'd all have full tanks."	Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 867 Gameroom cash: $259040 Rep Power: 34
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[3 (permalink)] Posted by billrob71 12-09-2011, 06:42 PM	Will work for CLAMS
Wow that was crazy and what was even crazier was the last ditched effort of the dumb fish to get away after it was almost completely gone __________________ Why is the rum always gone	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Delaware Posts: 6,413 Gameroom cash: $1737675 Rep Power: 94
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[4 (permalink)] Posted by consumedcorals 12-09-2011, 07:48 PM	Hi I am a Acroholic
I am shocked at the size of that first meal....I give my angler mollies most of the time, or if I get some big chub minnows from the bait shop. Tonight it has eaten 5 of the 8 mollies i picked up from walmart at 6:00..but never anything that big sheeesh.	Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: the North Coast Posts: 21 Gameroom cash: $10 Rep Power: 3
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[5 (permalink)] Posted by spinycheek 12-09-2011, 10:10 PM	Insert Custom Title Here
Wow, I knew they'd try to eat fish larger than themselves, but I didn't know they could succeed! Crazy ass fish. __________________ All this knowledge is giving me a raging brainer!	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 4,277 Gameroom cash: $1307222 Rep Power: 82
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[6 (permalink)] Posted by rgrking 12-10-2011, 06:54 PM	Spawning
That is awesome!!!! __________________ RLTW 180 Gallon Mixed Reef Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 Friend me up on Facebook Glen King	Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sullivan, Missouri, USA Posts: 10,000 Gameroom cash: $1656070 Rep Power: 164
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